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Video 2 Photo allows you to export one or more high quality photos from your videos (and Live Photos) in a quick, fun and original way.
Why would you do that?

Sometimes you hesitate between taking a photo or a video. Take a video! thanks to Video 2 Photo you can now extract from your video as many images as you like!

You have inadvertently recorded a video when you wanted to take a picture. With Video 2 Photo you can finally recover photos from this video.

Taking The good picture of an object, animal or person that moves is almost impossible. With Video 2 Photo this becomes feasible.

Taking a picture of yourself is always difficult. With Video 2 Photo you can choose exactly the right image that suits you best.

Choose a representative picture of your best videos and put it as wallpaper or print it in order to have it always with you.

Have fun watching your favorite movies frame by frame and find the little detail that you had never seen before.

Videos can be imported from your device in several ways.
You can also connect your iDevice to iTunes in order to drag and drop other videos (iTunes file sharing feature).
The camera can be used directly to record a video in order to extract the images quickly thereafter.

An animated and original interface allows you to precisely select a picture from all the ones contained in the video.
It is also possible to view the video (possibly in full screen) and to directly target a specific time.

Once the image is selected, you will be able to view it (possibly in full screen), to eventually crop it (keeping the most interesting part of it) and to export it (to PNG or JPEG files) in different ways:

archive it in the camera roll of your iDevice

send it by email

retrieve it via iTunes file sharing

copy it (and thus paste it into other applications)

print it

open it directly in another application supporting image import

and even send it as a tweet or to Facebook!

HD Images exported using Video 2 Photo have the highest possible resolution and quality.
Their resolution being the exact same one than the videos they are extracted from (a 1920 x 1080 video will produce 1920 x 1080 images)

If needed, some power user settings, located in the settings application, allows to change some parameters like the output file format (png/jpeg), the associated meta-data, and some behaviors of the application.

You will find the original and intuitive user interface, common to all our videos applications.
These applications have been featured many times by Apple and various websites.

This application can run, on your iPhone and your iPad, as a standalone application, or as an Action Extension (from the compatible applications like the Photo app).
Portrait and Landscape orientations are supported in all screens.

Video

(v1.8 on iPhone 6)

(v1.8 on iPad)

iPad Screenshots

iPhone Screenshots

FAQ

In this screen, You can swipe left/right to switch from the camera
roll of your device, the Albums, the Events, and iTunes File Sharing
(videos that you can add in the Video 2 Photo folder using iTunes).
Swipe up/down to view more videos
(You can also directly record a video, for a quick use, using the top right button).
Touch the video you want to extract pictures from.

Swipe up/down to view the images in the video, one by one.
Move the slider at the bottom to have a quicker scroll.
Press the arrows, at the bottom, to show the next or previous frame.
Press the top right full screen button to enter full screen mode where you can focus on a specific part of the image and show the next or previous frame.
You can press the bottom play button to play/stop the video. (while
playing, touch the video to view it full screen).
When the video is not playing, touch the image you want to export.

Tip: While using the bottom movie scrubber, you can slide your finger from the bottom to the top for higher precision.Tip: Pinch out or long press on a specific frame to view it in full screen.Tip: Long press the arrows, at the bottom, to advance or rewind the video frames by frames.Tip: While the video is playing, use the arrows to fast rewind or fast forward.

You can export the image from here, selecting the desired button.
Generally, you will want to export it to the camera roll (where all
your videos and images are stored in the device).
Touch (or pinch) the image to view it in full screen.
Before exporting you can press the top right icon to crop the image.

Tip: More infos on iTunes File SharingTip: Touch the text at the bottom of the list, to directly access to the Video 2 Photo part of the Settings application.

To crop the image, drag the red bars to the desired size and press Done.

Tip: Press the Constrain button to set a ratio constraint or to cancel your current crop.

In all screens, pressing the top left button will go to the previous screen.
You can rotate your device, if you want. Some videos are more adapted to a landscape orientations.Tip: The application can be used to open video file in every application that supports the Open-in feature, or the Action extension (like the Photo app).

Once the video is not needed anymore, it is up to the user to delete it manually (using another time his computer).

In case the iTunes File Sharing folder was used unintentionally, and the user wants to remove the files contained in it, without using his computer, he can, as a workaround, un-install and re-install the app.
This will have the effect to reset the app content (including the iTunes File sharing folder).

For information, the temporary video mentioned in the 1st part is stored in the same document folder which is accessible through iTunes File Sharing.Note: This folder will be backed up by iCloud, if this option is activated in the iCloud general settings.

The videos you have imported are most probably located in the Video app of your device (and taken from the Movies folder in iTunes).
Unfortunately, Video 2 Photo (and every other app from the Appstore) cannot access those videos in the Video application yet.

The only videos accessible are the ones in the Photo application (the Camera Roll, organized by Events or by Albums)
They are the ones recorded with your camera, but you can also import videos to this Camera Roll from your computer using iTunes, the same way you would import your photos.

Video 2 Photo, also supports the iTunes Files Sharing feature, so you can manually add some external videos to Video 2 Photo quite easily.
Here is how to copy your videos to the Video 2 Photo folder in iTunes : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094
The suggested file format of the videos is Apple QuickTime .mov. Other file formats like .mp4 or .avi files are also supported but might raise some compatibilities issues.

In case the video to be deleted is located in your Camera Roll, go to the Photo application and you'll be able so see all your videos (and photos).
Once the video is selected, use the dedicated button to delete it.

The video decoder used in the app is the one provided by Apple.
It is able to support all the video formats that are handled by the device itself.
It might depend on the model and iOS version you are using.

For instance, on iPhone5S (with iOS7) here are the supported formats :

H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

History

You thought selecting the perfect photo was an easy task. Well, with this 2.2 version, it's gonna be even easier !

New: It is now possible to view the image in fullscreen, (and to focus on a specific part of the image) before selecting it.

New: When a .jpg image is exported with the date metadata, the local time is now used (and not the UTC time).
In case you want to change that behaviour, you can go in the Settings application, and check the available options in the Video 2 Photo section.

New : The preview image in the export screen can now be visualized in real size (pinch, long press and press gestures handled).

New : Improved bottom movie scrubber. The scrubbing speed is variable (like in the iPod app), allowing a more precise control when your finger is moving away the bar.

New : Improved quality of the images, when exported to the Camera Roll (the new default type being PNG).

New : New "Video 2 Photo" section in the device settings application, allowing to customize the application, if needed.

New : In case of an input video selection change, It is now possible to save the current video (if it was directly recorded using the camera), avoiding any unwanted data loss. (this option can be customized in the settings application).

New : It is possible to define the file type (JPEG or PNG) used for export in the settings application. A pop up can also be displayed every time, if you need frequent changes.